wow... hearing that 5k your bikes are screaming makes me love my wing even more... 4200 is where i start to really get power and i redline at 9k
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > Allen, > > My standard of performance is the vehicle I'm in the most; that is, > 13 ton bus powered by a 275hp turbodiesel. Snappy acceleration and > "Awesome!!!11!" levels are easily attained when your normal vehicle > can only attain .2g acceleration in a straight line, .3 down a hill. > :D > > My long time driving small displacement cars with a stick makes > downshifting to pass quite a natural reaction; going another gear > won't hurt, or be weird. > > I'll be sure to report on things, as well as getting some > "reproducible" readings on acceleration performance and the like. > > -Kurt > > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Mine is a 92, I guess it is a matter of opinion and how you like to > > ride. I for one would like to know you're thoughts on the change, so > > post a report once you switch the gears. Personally I have considered > > trying a 14 tooth to get better roll on power. I find myself keeping > > it in lower gears so that I can get snappier acceleration especially > > when there is traffic. Besides @ 70 MPH you can't hear the engine over > > the wind so the 5K RPM wouldn't bother me. > > > > On 9/15/10, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have played with that site before.17 tooth countersprocket is a 12% > >> decrease in RPM, 6 teeth off the driven sprocket is a 16% decrease in > RPM. > >> > >> Bike is a '93 750, 15/38 stock tooth count. > >> > >> On Sep 15, 2010 2:52 PM, "Allen" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> What year is your NH? Adding two teeth to the countershaft sprocket is > >> like taking away 6 teeth from the driven sprocket. Using the last gen > >> NH transmission gearing you would drop rpm by 500 @ 60 MPH. That would > >> put the bike way below it's torque curve for any kind of decent > >> acceleration. I would imagine downshifting to 3rd would be necessary > >> to pass a slow vehicle with any authority. Try playing with > >> http://www.gearingcommander.com/ before hand, I personally think these > >> inline 4 bikes don't make enough torque for that big of a gearing > >> change. From what I have heard a 16 tooth is fine if you do alot of > >> highway miles. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Sep 15, 1:36 pm, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> I have plans to go to a 17 to... > >>> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 1:31 PM, [email protected] > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > I noticed a drop in mpg when i went from a 30 to a 32 rea... > >> > >>> > From: "Mack Swanson" <[email protected]> > >>> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Fuel Mileage > >>> > >>> > i u... > >>> > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > >> groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> > >>> > >>> > -- > >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "Nighthawk Mo... > >>> > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > >> groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > >>> > >>> - Show quoted text - > >> > >> -- > >> > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Love... > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Sent from my mobile device > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
